Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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